Winnie Elizabeth Bigler was born 8 October 1894, the oldest child of Joseph Bigler and Ida Ella Nora Combs in Central, Arizona. She graduated from grade school in Central and was president of the class.
Winnie held many church offices in the Primary, Mutual, Sunday School, and Relief Society. She was president of the St. Joseph's Stake YWMIA.
Winnie's hobbies as a child included riding the bicycle, playing basketball and baseball. In later years she enjoyed embroidery and punch needle work and quilting. She loved a pretty yard and enjoyed working with her flowers as shown by some of her homes in Central and Phoenix where they moved in about 1960. Her favorite flower was the rose.
James Martin Smith courted Winnie Elizabeth Bigler, and they were married 16 July 1913 by Bishop Edsil M. Allred. A year later they made the long trip to Salt Lake City to be sealed by Joseph Fielding Smith on Winnie's birthday, 8 October 1914. Shortly after they were married, Winnie's grandfather, Isaac Coombs, and her father, Joseph Bigler, each gave the newlyweds a heifer. These two heifers were the beginning of Jim Smith's cattle operations.
Although cooking was not a hobby, she had plenty of it to do with her large family and lots of company. She was a good cook and her homemade bread and butter were a special treat for her family and guests. Winnie had been heard to say that she never knew who might be coming to dinner with Jim, the Governor or a hobo. Members of her family remember waking to the sounds of singing in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast. She knew many of the church hymns by heart. She had an optimistic and cheerful nature. She enjoyed jokes a lot and enjoyed telling them and listening to them. The grandchildren loved to tell "Grandma Winnie" a new joke.
She passed away 5 April 1971 in Central, Arizona at the home of her son, Omer.
(A Central In Central, 1883-1983, page 206.)
Winnie held many church offices in the Primary, Mutual, Sunday School, and Relief Society. She was president of the St. Joseph's Stake YWMIA.
Winnie's hobbies as a child included riding the bicycle, playing basketball and baseball. In later years she enjoyed embroidery and punch needle work and quilting. She loved a pretty yard and enjoyed working with her flowers as shown by some of her homes in Central and Phoenix where they moved in about 1960. Her favorite flower was the rose.
James Martin Smith courted Winnie Elizabeth Bigler, and they were married 16 July 1913 by Bishop Edsil M. Allred. A year later they made the long trip to Salt Lake City to be sealed by Joseph Fielding Smith on Winnie's birthday, 8 October 1914. Shortly after they were married, Winnie's grandfather, Isaac Coombs, and her father, Joseph Bigler, each gave the newlyweds a heifer. These two heifers were the beginning of Jim Smith's cattle operations.
Although cooking was not a hobby, she had plenty of it to do with her large family and lots of company. She was a good cook and her homemade bread and butter were a special treat for her family and guests. Winnie had been heard to say that she never knew who might be coming to dinner with Jim, the Governor or a hobo. Members of her family remember waking to the sounds of singing in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast. She knew many of the church hymns by heart. She had an optimistic and cheerful nature. She enjoyed jokes a lot and enjoyed telling them and listening to them. The grandchildren loved to tell "Grandma Winnie" a new joke.
She passed away 5 April 1971 in Central, Arizona at the home of her son, Omer.
(A Central In Central, 1883-1983, page 206.)
Winnie Elizabeth Bigler was born 8 October 1894, the oldest child of Joseph Bigler and Ida Ella Nora Combs in Central, Arizona. She graduated from grade school in Central and was president of the class.
Winnie held many church offices in the Primary, Mutual, Sunday School, and Relief Society. She was president of the St. Joseph's Stake YWMIA.
Winnie's hobbies as a child included riding the bicycle, playing basketball and baseball. In later years she enjoyed embroidery and punch needle work and quilting. She loved a pretty yard and enjoyed working with her flowers as shown by some of her homes in Central and Phoenix where they moved in about 1960. Her favorite flower was the rose.
James Martin Smith courted Winnie Elizabeth Bigler, and they were married 16 July 1913 by Bishop Edsil M. Allred. A year later they made the long trip to Salt Lake City to be sealed by Joseph Fielding Smith on Winnie's birthday, 8 October 1914. Shortly after they were married, Winnie's grandfather, Isaac Coombs, and her father, Joseph Bigler, each gave the newlyweds a heifer. These two heifers were the beginning of Jim Smith's cattle operations.
Although cooking was not a hobby, she had plenty of it to do with her large family and lots of company. She was a good cook and her homemade bread and butter were a special treat for her family and guests. Winnie had been heard to say that she never knew who might be coming to dinner with Jim, the Governor or a hobo. Members of her family remember waking to the sounds of singing in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast. She knew many of the church hymns by heart. She had an optimistic and cheerful nature. She enjoyed jokes a lot and enjoyed telling them and listening to them. The grandchildren loved to tell "Grandma Winnie" a new joke.
She passed away 5 April 1971 in Central, Arizona at the home of her son, Omer.
(A Central In Central, 1883-1983, page 206.)
Winnie held many church offices in the Primary, Mutual, Sunday School, and Relief Society. She was president of the St. Joseph's Stake YWMIA.
Winnie's hobbies as a child included riding the bicycle, playing basketball and baseball. In later years she enjoyed embroidery and punch needle work and quilting. She loved a pretty yard and enjoyed working with her flowers as shown by some of her homes in Central and Phoenix where they moved in about 1960. Her favorite flower was the rose.
James Martin Smith courted Winnie Elizabeth Bigler, and they were married 16 July 1913 by Bishop Edsil M. Allred. A year later they made the long trip to Salt Lake City to be sealed by Joseph Fielding Smith on Winnie's birthday, 8 October 1914. Shortly after they were married, Winnie's grandfather, Isaac Coombs, and her father, Joseph Bigler, each gave the newlyweds a heifer. These two heifers were the beginning of Jim Smith's cattle operations.
Although cooking was not a hobby, she had plenty of it to do with her large family and lots of company. She was a good cook and her homemade bread and butter were a special treat for her family and guests. Winnie had been heard to say that she never knew who might be coming to dinner with Jim, the Governor or a hobo. Members of her family remember waking to the sounds of singing in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast. She knew many of the church hymns by heart. She had an optimistic and cheerful nature. She enjoyed jokes a lot and enjoyed telling them and listening to them. The grandchildren loved to tell "Grandma Winnie" a new joke.
She passed away 5 April 1971 in Central, Arizona at the home of her son, Omer.
(A Central In Central, 1883-1983, page 206.)
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